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  1. Norris in the clear

    Lap 29/58

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    There's a yellow marker next to championship frontrunner Lando Norris and the Red Bull man Yuki Tsunoda. The Japanese driver has dropped to sixth after being overtaken by the Mercedes of George Russell.

    We have a decision!

    Tsunoda - Five-second time penalty for weaving in more than one direction.

    Norris - no further action.

  2. Lap 28/58

    Oscar Piastri is leading this race but has yet to make a pit stop in this season finale. The Australian is ahead of Max Verstappen by 15 seconds with title leader Lando Norris in third and under investigation.

  3. Team radio - Leclerc

    Engineer: "This pace is mega. Keep it up."

  4. Lap 27/58

    Andrew Benson
    BBC F1 correspondent in Abu Dhabi

    Forcing the driver of the track is what the notice from the stewards says at the moment.

  5. Norris and Tsunoda under investigation

    Lap 26/58

    We have an update on the Lando Norris-Yuki Tsunoda tussle - the incident is under investigation for leaving the track and gaining an advantage and forcing another driver off the track.

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    Jack in Kent: I hope Norris wins as it’ll be nice for a Brit to win a championship after Max’s recent dominance but I think he may bottle it near the end for a Max win… Come on Norris bring it home!

  7. 'Piastri looking to go seriously long here now'

    Rosanna Tennant
    5 Live F1 reporter in Abu Dhabi

    Pirelli told me on the grid that this hard tyre could last 40 laps easily, so Oscar Piastri is looking to go seriously long here now.

  8. Team radio - Piastri

    Engineer: "OK, you've got some clean air, let's see how the tyres recover."

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    Steven in Lancashire: Everyone seems to think Piastri is out the equation. He isn't. It's not over till the chequered flag.

  10. Lap 25/58

    That fight for third has been noted by race control. Lando Norris has the place and that will be enough for the Briton to be crowned to champion.

    Oscar Piastri, who needs to outscore Norris by 17 points and Max Verstappen by five points and is yet to pit, is leading from the Dutchman.

  11. Norris overtakes Tsunoda

    Lap 23/58

    Norris moments before overtaking TsunodaGetty Images

    Lando Norris overtakes Yuki Tsunoda but the Red Bull driver makes it a battle for the McLaren man. Norris ends up off the circuit when passing - did all four wheels leave the track? The stewards might take a look at that one.

    Max Verstappen, meanwhile, makes his pit stop and switches over to the hard tyre from the medium.

  12. Lap 22/58

    Max Verstappen leads from Oscar Piastri by 2.4 seconds but the pair at the front are yet to pit.

    Lando Norris has moved his way up to fourth but he's got Yuki Tsunoda, leaving Red Bull after this race, to content with next.

    If Norris can't get past Tsunoda and he finishes fourth and Max Verstappen wins, the Dutchman will be champion.

  13. Team radio - Tsunoda

    Engineer: "We expect Norris to be in your DRS in one lap. All you can when he catches."

    Tsunoda: "I know what to do, leave me to it,"

  14. Andrew Benson
    BBC F1 correspondent in Abu Dhabi

    Lando Norris will catch Tsunoda quickly, but Tsunoda is on hard tyres, and he can stay out.

    Remember what happened here four years ago. Lewis Hamilton got held up behind Sergio Perez, who was Max Verstappen's team-mate at the time. In the end, that was decisive in the late safety car period when Hamilton couldn't pit for new tyres as he didn't have enough gap to Verstappen.

    So, let's see what happens with Tsunoda and Norris, as there is a bit of tension awaiting in the race.

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    Drew in Dawlish: Just wondering if I'm the only person here cheering on Max? Just think it would be the most astonishing turnaround possibly in the history of f1

    Ross in Nuremberg: McLaren long stop strategy for Piastri, Verstappen will need a tyre change, Piastri can stay out, get ahead of and slow Max down, allowing Norris to pit with limited consequence. Good move.

  16. Lap 21/58

    The next challenge for Lando Norris is Yuki Tsunoda - Max Verstappen's team-mate. The Japanese driver needs to do a Sergio Perez from the 2021 decider and keep the Dutchman's rivals frustrated. The call has come in for Tsunoda, so let's see what he can do.

  17. 'Leclerc is the worry for Norris'

    Damon Hill
    1996 world champion on BBC Radio 5 Live in Abu Dhabi

    The gap to Charles Leclerc is the worry for Lando Norris, he needs to really get enough distance between himself and Charles.

    Charles now has a clear track between himself and Lando, but I don't know if he's got the pace.

  18. Leclerc goes P5

    Lap 20/58

    Lance Stroll and Liam Lawson are yet to make a stop, so the drivers on fresher drivers are leaving the Aston Martin and Racing Bulls cars for dust. Charles Leclerc, on his hard compound, pulls the same two-for-one move as Lando Norris. Fifth place now for the Monegasque driver.

  19. Norris up to fifth

    Lap 19/58

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    Lando Norris is flying up the field. Lance Stroll and Liam Lawson, who is carrying a five-second penalty for driving erratically, are picked off with ease and now the title leader is up to fifth place.

    Charles Leclerc has also made gains, lifting his Ferrari into seventh after overtaking Kimi Antonelli.

  20. Rosanna Tennant
    5 Live F1 reporter in Abu Dhabi

    I think what this is telling us is that the drivers and the teams are all experiencing graining so they have come in earlier.